Suzuki Forenza Complaints

907 consumer complaints on file.

#10598154June 13, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA WITH A RECURRING TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR FAILURE. OUT OF THE 7 YEARS I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR EVERY 14 MONTHS LIKE CLOCKWORK. NO OTHER DEALER OTHER THAN AN AUTHORIZED SUZUKI DEALER IS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RANGE SENSOR. THE FAILURE CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY ENGAGE INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE VEHICLE WOULD DRAG OR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 10 MPH. ON ONE INSTANCE, I WAS REAR-ENDED DUE TO THE FAILURE BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I BELIEVE THAT SUZUKI KNOWS THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR, WHICH IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR AN SUCH AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE! PLEASE DO SOMETHING OR AT LEAST HAVE SUZUKI STOP REPLACING THE FAILURE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART THAT THEY KNOW IS GOING TO FAIL WITHIN 14 MONTHS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597610June 11, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR WAS OFF WHILE A PASSENGER WAS OCCUPYING THE SEAT. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO FIND A DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ALL THE SUZUKI DEALERS IN THE AREA WERE NO LONGER IN BUSINESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,579.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10597730June 11, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY CAR HAD A FIRE ON 5/29/2014. I DROVE IN LOW SPEED 30 MPH IN TEMPE CITY, BUT I SMELLED LITTLE SMOKE COMING OUT. I PARKED THE CAR. THE FIRE STARTED FROM SOME CABLES AT THE LEFT SIDE COLUMN UNDER STEERING WHEEL IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S SEAT. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. SOME WIRES, PARTS AND THE PLASTIC COVER UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL HAVE BEEN BURNT DOWN. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO BILL LUKE SUZUKI IN TEMPE, AZ AT THE SAME DATE 5/29/2014. THE DEALER BILL LUKE ASKED ME TO REPORT THIS ISSUE TO SUZUKI. I CALLED SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE IN CA ON 5/30/2014. ALREADY 2 WEEKS PAST, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM SUZUKI. SUZUKI HAS NOT TAKEN ANY ACTION. NOW THE CAR IS STILL IN BILL LUKE IN TEMPE. WOULD YOU PLEASE HELP ME? I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH IF YOU CAN HELP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595671June 2, 2014
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE AIR BAG SENSOR TURNED ON AND WOULDN'T TURN OFF. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR REASON FOR THE SENSOR TO TURN ON. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO HAVE THE SENSOR SYSTEM REPLACED. CONTACTED THE SUZUKI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY INFORMATION WHY THE SENSOR WOULD SUDDENLY FAIL OTHER THAN THAT IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND SO THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE. THE CAR WAS RECALLED IN 2012 FOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES DUE TO THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594208May 27, 2014
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, MY VEHICLE MADE A VERY LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE, LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I HAD TO PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I PULLED OVER AND PARKED, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE, TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, AND THE PROBLEM HAD GONE AWAY ALTHOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. A DAY OR SO LATER, WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE MADE THE "CLUNK" NOISE, LURCHED FORWARD AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THIS TIME, BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY IN MOTION, THE RPMS JUMPED UP ABOVE 3000, WHICH IS VERY HIGH FOR A 4 CYLINDER ENGINE ONLY GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR. AGAIN, I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE, TURNED THE CAR ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY AGAIN ALTHOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN HAPPENING RANDOMLY ABOUT 20 TIMES A YEAR OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST 2 1/2 - 3 YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594145May 26, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I STARTED THE CAR. LET IT IDLE FOR A MINUTE TO BRING THE RPM DOWN. I TRIED TO SHIFT IT TO REVERSE BUT IT WOULD NOT GO. IT HAD AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON. I SHIFTED BACK TO PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I LET IT SET FOR A MINUTE THEN RESTARTED IT. WHEN I SHIFTED AGAIN, IT CLUNKED AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. I SHIFTED TO DRIVE AND IT CLUNKED AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. I AM A SINGLE 55 YEAR OLD WOMAN. I WORK 2 JOBS AND LIVE 8 MILES OUT OF TOWN. I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE THIS CAR DOWN. I BOUGHT IT BECAUSE OF THE LOW MILEAGE. IT ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593939May 25, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO REVERSE THE VEHICLE JUMPED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OUT OF DRIVE. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IT TOOK A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF POWER TO GO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT STAY ON WHILE THE PROBLEM IS OCCURRING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593610May 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN, SEATS
STARTING IN JANUARY 2014 CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES ON IT AND BEGAN LURCHING INTO GEAR FROM STOPPED. WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE, JUMPS INTO GEAR. WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE AFTER BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY LURCHES FORWARD STARTING IN 3RD GEAR AND CONTINUES DURING DRIVING. HUSBAND DIAGNOSED AFTER MUCH ONLINE RESEARCH AND A FEW MONTHS LATER, EVEN TAKING CODE INTO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DEALER INSISTED THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE AND CLEARED CODE WITHOUT MAKING NOTE OF PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND ARGUED THAT WE WOULDN'T BE PICKING CAR UP UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS REPLICATED AND TAKEN CARE OF. AFTER INSISTING THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE, WE DROVE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND MADE SERVICE MANAGER RIDE WITH HUSBAND UNTIL CAR "PERFORMED" MALFUNCTION, LITERALLY A HALF OF A BLOCK FROM DEALERSHIP. IT WAS OBVIOUS THEY WERE AVOIDING PROBLEM AND HADN'T DRIVEN CAR AT ALL! CODE WAS NOTED AS 0700, JUST AS MY HUSBAND HAD REPORTED INITIALLY. TRANSMISSION SENSOR WAS REPLACED AND AFTER DIAGNOSTICS WERE FINALLY PROPERLY PERFORMED, AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALSO RESET (HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON ALMOST ENTIRE TIME WE'VE OWNED THE CAR-WERE TOLD OUR DAUGHTERS LONG LEGS WERE KICKING WIRES UNDERNEATH DRIVERS' SIDE SEAT) AND ALSO MADE AWARE VOLTAGE IS TOO HIGH ON DRIVERS SIDE BUT NOTHING WAS DONE TO FIX EITHER. DEALERSHIP OFFERED NO SOLUTION. SPENT $191.65 TO FIX TRANSMISSION SENSOR. ORIGINALLY CHARGING $260+ BUT HUSBAND DEMANDED REDUCTION IN DIAGNOSTIC PRICE DUE TO THE FACT WE HAD TO DRIVE BACK INTO TOWN TO DEALERSHIP TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM FOR INCOMPETENT/UNWILLING SERVICE DEPARTMENT . VERY UNSATISFIED AND WILL BE LOOKING INTO OPTIONS AFTER SEEING TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR SEEMS TO BE ONGOING EPIDEMIC FOR MANY 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA OWNERS. HAVE ALSO HAD ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR NOT WORKING ON FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE SINCE 2009. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593689May 23, 2014
POWER TRAIN
WHEN MY SUZUKI FORENZA 2008 HIT AROUND 60,000 MILES I STARTED HAVING SPORADIC TRANSMISSION ISSUES, INCLUDING NOT BEING ABLE TO REVERSE PROPERLY, MECHANICAL SOUNDS WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN ON DRIVE, IT WAS VERY STIFF AND DIFFICULT TO ACCELERATE, MY BROTHER HAS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HAD THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE AND IT TURNED OUT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM, I HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR AND I CURRENTLY HAVE AN INTERNAL FAILURE WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I DO NOT PLAN ON INVESTING ANY MORE MONEY TOWARDS THIS VEHICLE AS I HAVE READ THAT MANY DRIVERS HAVE GONE THIS ROUTE AND ABSOLUTELY REGRETTED IT BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER ISSUES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593724May 23, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOPPED FOR MORE THAN A MINUTE AND ITS HOT OUTSIDE, THE CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF. IF I PUT IT IN PARK IT WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. IT ONLY SEEMS TO DO THIS WHEN IT IS HOT OUTSIDE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. MECHANIC HAS REPLACED AND LOOKED EVERYTHING OVER AND CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10593511May 22, 2014
POWER TRAIN
AFTER BEING PARKED FOR A WHILE THE CAR JERKS WHEN I SHIFT TO REVERSE AS WELL AS MAKES SOME KIND OF CLUNKING SOUND. AFTERWARD, WHEN I SHIFT TO DRIVE, THERE IS A MARKED DELAY PRIOR TO ACCELERATION. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHENEVER I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS ETC. I'M WONDERING IF THIS IS THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AGAIN WHICH I HAD TO REPLACE IN 2011 @ 30K MILES BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD STALL WHILE IN OPERATION. THIS TRANSMISSION SENSOR ISSUE IS WAY TOO COMMON IN THESE CARS FOR SUZUKI TO NOT HAVE ISSUED ANY KIND OF STATEMENT OR PROVIDED ANY RESTITUTION YET. I'M DREADING HAVING TO PAY ANOTHER $200+ FOR REPAIRS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AND THEY SHOULDN'T WAIT LIKE GM TO DEAL WITH IT. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592556May 19, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT FIRST THE KEY WOULD NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION AND NOW I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE KEY EITHER GOING INTO THE IGNITION OR COMING OUT OF THE IGNITION. WITH ALL OF THE LIVES THAT HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO THE IGNITION PROBLEMS IN OTHER VEHICLE'S, THIS HAS CONCERNED ME GREATLY. PLEASE RESPOND QUICKLY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588682May 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL IN REVERSE, SHIFT GEARS AND WOULD NOT RETURN TO THE PROPER GEAR. THE PROBLEM RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587970May 13, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AFTER DRIVING 5-10 MILES, ONCE HE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO RE-START THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585447April 29, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS ONE THE HIGHWAY MY CAR RIP WENT CRAZY I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS AND ON MY DASH THERE WAS A LINE THRU THE DRIVE SYMBOL THAT WAS TELLIN ME THE CAR COULD NOT DRIVE I HAD JUST FIXED MY TRANSMISSION 3,4 GEAR PAID TO DEALER 1,400 3 MONTHS LATER THE RANGE SENSOR GOES BAD AGAIN FOR 4TH TIME.THIS CAR HAS SO MANY PROBLEM AND HARDLY ANY DEALERS THAT CAN FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT'S ALWAYS THE SAME PROBLEMS PLEASE HELP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583583April 18, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 111,027.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582918April 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10582958April 15, 2014
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 SUZUKI FORENZA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE GEAR INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579463April 13, 2014
SEAT BELTS
SOMETIMES THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT COMES UNBUCKLED WHILE I AM DRIVING EVEN THOUGH I CLEARLY HEARD A CLICK WHEN BUCKLING IT. SOMETIMES IT SEEMS TO COME UNBUCKLED ALMOST EVERY DAY AND THEN IT STOPS FOR A WHILE. THE OCCURRENCE IS RANDOM BUT CONTINUOUS, IT HAS NOT STOPPED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578136April 7, 2014
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2006 SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANS-AXLE THAT I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP (EXPO SUZUKI) SELLING SUZUKI MOTOR CARS, IN KINGWOOD, TEXAS. PROBLEMS STARTED HAPPENING TO MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO DRIVE, WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR SELECTION INDICATOR WINDOW ON THE DASHBOARD STARTED DISPLAYING ODD READINGS OTHER THAN PARK OR DRIVE OR A COMBINATION OF ITS RANGE MODES(R,D,N,1 AND 2) WITH A SLASH LINE GOING THROUGH IT, INDICATING THAT AN ERROR/MALFUNCTION IS OCCURRING (THIS STARTED AT 75,000 MILES OR LESS, ON THE VEHICLE'S ODOMETER.), I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO ERROR/MALFUNCTIONS DISPLAYED; GOOD, BUT THE VEHICLE NOW DROVE SLUGGISH; IT WOULD NOT DRIVE BEYOND 20MPH OR LESS. IT WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BY TOW-TRUCK WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, AND THEY CLAIMED THAT NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. INSTANCES ALSO INVOLVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH MY SUZUKI FORENZA WAGEN CAME ON THE HIGHWAY. THE MALFUNCTION CAUSED THE CAR TO QUICKLY COME TO A NEAR DANGEROUS STOP IN HEAVY HOUSTON TEXAS TRAFFIC, DUE TO THE NSS(NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH) MALFUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING; ALMOST INVOLVING ME IN A NEAR FATAL COLLISION GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; I HAPPENED TO LOOK AND SEE THE DASHBOARD GEAR INDICATOR WINDOW HAD THAT SLASH MARK(S) IN IT AGAIN. I'VE TAKEN MY CAR BACK AND FORTH, TO MY SUZUKI DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THE NEUTRAL SAFETY SWITCH PROBLEM, WITH THEM ONLY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TIME. DEALERSHIPS IN HOUSTON TEXAS WHO SOLD SUZUKI MOTOR CARS UP UNTIL RECENT, WILL NOT TOUCH THIS PARTICULAR TRANSMISSION, I'VE BEEN TOLD TO JUST REPLACE IT, IF ITS UNDER SUZUKI MOTORS WARRANTY? O.K. FINE. THIS HAS NOT REMEDIED MY ONGOING PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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